Copy-holder for type-writers.



N. KAUFMAN.

COPY HOLDER FOR.TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1915. 1,203,354.

Patented Oct. 31,1916

6 Ho: 1 mg jects of the invention is to provide a device UN D STATES PAa nice.

NATHAN KAUFMAN, or MONTREAL, QUEBE CANADA.

COPY- HOLDER FOR TYPE-WRITERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 0013.31, 1916.

Applicatiorffiled March 19, 1915. Serial No. 15,673.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known. that I, NA'rna g a subject of the King of Great Britain,re-

siding at Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada,have invented .certain' new and usefr. Improvements in Copy-Holders forT -Writers and I do hereby declare the ollowing to be afull,

, 1 clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willen'ableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and-use'thesame.

This invention relatesto copy holders, de-

' signedmore particularly for use by typewriter copyists, and one of theprincipal obwhich can be readily connected to one side ofthe key-boardof a typewriter for supvide a copy holder of simple construction portingcopiesin a convenient place to be readily seen by the copyist.

Another object of the .'nvention is to prowhich can be connected to anyform of typewriter and which will hold the copy firmly trated in the inposition and permit the sheet to be withdrawn without interfering withthe remaining sheets of the copy, and which can be v quickly attached toand detached from a typewriter machine.

The foregoing and'other ob ects may be attained by means of theconstruction illusj Figure l is a front elevation of a copy holder madein accordance with this inven- -tion and connected to the side rail of akeyboard of typewriter, the latter being shown in section. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the frame, showing the supporting plate for the copyremoved therefrom. Fig. 3 is KAUFMAN,

accompanying "drawing,- in I.

of the copyholder. Extending at right angles to themember 4. of theclamp is an arm 7, and bent vertically from the arm 7 1s a supportingbar 8 having a horizontal -top support QeXtendin'g therefrom, diag-'onal braces 10 and 11 assist in rendering the frame rigid. Dependingfrom the bar 9 are hanger members 12,'said members being connected tothe bar 9 by bolts 13 provided with nuts 14. The lower ends of thehangers 12 are provided with outwardly curved hooks 15. The copy holdingplate or board 16 is supported upon the hooks l5, and is provided withan upturnedflange 17 at its lower edge. At the upper edge of the plateor board 16 is a spring clip 18 for holding the copy firmly inconnection with the board while the lower edge of the copy is sup portedby the flange 17 The plate or board 16 may be ofsufficient height tohold the paper connected thereto by the clip 18 without the bottom edgereaching to the flange 17 if desired.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in theclaim. I What is claimed is A copy holder comprising aninverted U-shaped clamp adapted to be attached to the frame of a typewriter, ahorizontal arm connected to the lower end of one of the arms of saidU-shaped member and-extending at right angles therefrom, a verticalsupporting. liar connected to the outer end of said arm, a horizontalarm connected to the upper end of the vertical bar and extendingoutwardly therefrom, a-brace bar connected at one of its endsthe lastnamed bar adja-' cent the outer end thereof, and its lower end connectedto the vertical bar, a second brace I bar'connected to the vertical barand its lower end to the first named horizontal bar for rigidlysupporting the same, hanger members secured at one of their ends 'to thetop horizontal bar at spaced distance apart and depending downwardly andoutwardly therefrom, their lower ends being curved outwardlyforminghooks, a copy holding board substantially rectangular in shapeand I having its lower edge curved upwardly and resting upon the, hooksof the depending Injestimon y whereof I aifix my sigma, hangers, theupper edge resting against the ture 1n presence of tf-Wo witnesses.

top supportin bar a spring clicarried w centrally of t l 1e uiaperlongitudr lal edge v V NATHAN F thereof, said clip adapted to hold thetop; Witnesses: V

face firmly in connection with the board S. M. MANDELBAUM,

Y when in use, substantially as set forth. E. S. SKINNEm

